One downside of being our household’s resident “Mr Scott” (ie the “miracle worker” who can solve any tech/IT-related problem that arises): when you find issue(s), which have no obvious cause, but they still exist, and need fixing.
This morning, there were multiple problems in our house, all concerning network access. I gradually fixed all but one (not always sure *how*…), and I think I just solved the last one.
TL;DR: if your TP-Link Deco app can’t connect to the Deco, un-/re-install the app.
So… it looks like TP-Link apparently updated their mobile app (certainly the i(Pad)OS one) to v3.0, except I somehow didn’t get the app update, and had to un- and re-install it manually.
Until I did, the “old” Deco app was unable to connect to my Deco system - a “bit of a mare”, as the app is the only way to administer many features. Thankfully the Internet connection worked as before, and the app update restored admin access… but some warning of the update via the app would’ve been cool 🤷🏻♂️
ADDENDUM (from the Red Faces All Round Dept.): I finally discovered why the Deco app was losing connectivity to our system… it turns out I hadn’t deleted our *previous* Deco network (when we upgraded some months ago), and the app was switching to the old one (with the same name as the new one). So, of *course* the app couldn’t see the system…
All good now (I think)!
T.A. Walker